Chapter five hundred and fortieth three: persuading the alliance
Hua Bushi cupped his hands and said, "In this case, Hua Bushi should call Boss Wu 'Lord Dragon King'. It's really disrespectful!"
Long Tingzu said calmly: "The name is just a title. It doesn't matter how Brother Hua wants to be called."
Hua Bushi said: "As the lord of an island and the pirate king in the South China Sea, Mr. Dragon King even condescended to be the boss of a restaurant and personally led us to Black Dragon City. Hua Bushi was really flattered by his thoughtful hospitality.
Very good!"
There was a hint of sarcasm in Hua Bushi's words, but Long Tingzu was not angry at all when he heard it. He said: "Actually, the 'Taibai Ju' in Longzhi Town is indeed opened by me. I often go to that hotel."
After working as a shopkeeper for a few days, the Dragon Palace disciples on the island were drinking in the restaurant, but none of them knew about it."
He raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled: "Actually, compared to being the master of the Dragon Palace, being a hotel owner is much more relaxed and comfortable. You can also taste various fine wines all the time. It is really a pleasure in life. Brother Hua also loves me."
People who drink wine will definitely understand what I mean!"
Hua Bushi said: "Excuse me, how can I guess the thoughts of Lord Dragon King?"
Ancestor Long Ting said: "Brother Hua, can't you guess why I personally led the way to bring you to Black Dragon City? To be honest, Mr. Qiu is a very powerful martial artist and has also practiced the magical skill of innate Gangqi. He is the one who wants to bring you to Black Dragon City."
It’s really not easy to hide from him by pretending not to know martial arts, and I’m not completely sure of being a close agent.”
Hua Bushi said: "Oh? Then why did Lord Dragon King make such a risky move?"
You must know that in Longzhi Town, if this "Boss Wu" was discovered by Qiu Hengbo to have superb internal strength, and there were many masters such as Cao Muyun and Xiong Bailing on his side at that time, no matter how high his martial arts skills were, he would still be outnumbered and killed by everyone.
The danger.
Long Tingzu's eyes were like stars, and he looked at Hua Bushi and said: "Actually, this king is doing this for no other reason than to meet Brother Hua for a while and have a glimpse of his grace."
Hua Bushi couldn't help but laugh and said: "I am neither a peerless beauty nor a hero. Why would Lord Dragon King take such a risk just to see Hua Bushi?"
There was no smile on Long Tingzu's face, and he said seriously: "Qiao Shuangchou came back from Okura Island that day and told me about the battle and the defeat at the hands of Brother Hua on the giant shark ship.
I have long wanted to see the 'Vicious Dog Master' with my own eyes, and even if I have to take some more risks, it is worth it."
Hua Bushi said: "I was not the one who defeated Qiao Shuangchou that day in the battle around the island. Everyone knows that Hua Bushi has no martial arts. I'm afraid he will disappoint the Dragon King."
Long Tingzu shook his head and said: "If Brother Hua hadn't figured out Qiao Shuangchou's sword path that day, how could he have failed? Okura City was besieged for more than forty days. Brother Hua relied on the lone city to defend it, and also housed tens of thousands of natives.
, I really admire my ability in planning and dealing with things. Although Qiao Shuangchou is good at swordsmanship, and his naval combat skills are also inherited from me, he does not have the strategy of Brother Hua. If I have a capable person like Brother Hua under my command,
There won’t be any defeat that day.”
Hua Bushi chuckled and said, "Lord Dragon King is so flattering. Could it be that he wants Hua Bushi to abandon the dark side and join the bright side and work as an errand in the Black Dragon Palace?"
Long Tingzu still stared into Hua Bushi's eyes and said: "This is what I have in mind."
Hua Bushi raised his eyebrows, seeming to be sarcastic or laughing, and said, "I didn't expect that Lord Dragon King can also joke."
Long Tingzu said seriously: "I know that Brother Hua is the leader of a faction. If he wants you to join the 'Black Dragon Palace', even if you are offered the position of the head of the 'Nine Dragons', Brother Hua will probably not be willing."
.So I, the King, have taken the next best step and proposed that you and I become allies and work together to make a big plan. What do you think, Brother Hua?"
Hua Bushi smiled but didn't say a word.
Long Tingzu took a deep breath and said: "If Brother Hua is willing to form an alliance with our 'Black Dragon Palace', I can guarantee that not only will the East China Sea and the South China Sea be owned by you and me, but also within three years, we will
You can dominate the two regions and thirteen provinces in the Middle-earth continent, and there is absolutely no force in the black and white circles that dares not to submit to me and Brother Hua!"
Hua Bushi's eyes moved and he asked: "Is this true? How can Lord Dragon King dominate all areas of the Central Plains within three years? As far as I know, the Dragon Palace tribe has always only been active at sea, and there are very few
Ashore."
If he could dominate the Ming Dynasty, it would certainly be a big temptation for Hua Bushi. This had always been his ideal. It just had to be achieved within a few years, even if it were the largest martial arts team such as Shaolin and Wudang.
The sect, or the alliance forces like the "Tianxia Alliance" that leads the world's underworld, would not dare to boast such a mouth.
If the person who said this was not the Black Dragon King, Hua Bushi would definitely laugh it off as nonsense. But when Long Tingzu put it forward as a condition for the alliance between the two parties, it should not be a simple rant, at least it would have some effect.
Reliance is.
This kind of reliance is definitely not achieved by a few rivers and lakes forces, or a few top masters. It must have enough power to control the entire world. For a while, Hua Bushi really couldn't think of what the Black Dragon King would rely on.
What.
Ancestor Long Ting said: "I dare to promise Brother Hua that I am sure of realizing it. As for how to realize it, Brother Hua promised to form an alliance and I will tell you the details. No sect in the world can propose this.
The king’s conditions are such, why don’t Brother Hua consider them?”
Hua Bushi lowered his head and pondered, and after a while he said: "No, I still can't agree to this."
Ancestor Long Ting said: "Brother Hua doesn't agree, is it because of Okura City? In fact, our 'Black Dragon Palace' has no real conflict of interest with Okura City. If you and I make an alliance, I can agree to the Dragon Palace in the future."
The tribe will no longer invade Okura Island, and there is nothing wrong with turning their enemies into friends, Tianmo Xiancheng."
As soon as he said these words, Sima Rulan was the first to say: "Mr. Hua, don't listen to his nonsense! The Black Dragon King killed my father and many disciples of Wanjintang. Who wants to become their enemy?"
Be friends!”
Long Tingzu smiled coldly and said: "Miss Sima, you and I were enemies before this. Your father was indeed killed by my instructions, but why didn't he want to kill me? The two armies have fought in ancient times and conspired to kill each other.
There is nothing wrong with that. Many people from your Wanjin Hall died in our hands, but many members of the Dragon Palace were also killed by you. How can we clearly calculate the consequences?"
He turned his gaze to Hua Bushi and said: "Mr. Hua formed an alliance with Wanjintang simply because he was interested in the prosperity of Okura City and the profit in the city. In fact, my wealth is greater than that of Okura City.
The ability of construction and management is by no means inferior to that of Sima Zhufeng. When you come to Heilong Island, the prosperity of the streets and towns you see along the way is not inferior to Okura City."
Hua Bushi shook his head and said: "I refuse to agree, not for this reason. If I remember correctly, Cao Muyun and the 'Black Dragon Palace' also had an alliance, but the Dragon King betrayed his trust and wanted to kill him outside Wanyi Island.
He died. If Hua Bushi agrees to form an alliance today, I'm afraid he will make the same mistake as Mr. Cao in less than two days. How can I trust you?"
Long Tingzu blinked his eyes and said: "Brother Hua only knows that the Dragon Palace tribe has always been on the sea and rarely operates on land, but he must not know that in the past five years, most of my time has not been on the land.
This Black Dragon Island is walking in various realms on the Middle-earth continent."
He had been persuading Hua Bushi to agree to form an alliance, but now he suddenly changed the topic, which was quite surprising.
Hua Bushi said: "Really? I think Lord Dragon King got tired of staying on this island, so he went to the mainland to play and relax?"
Ancestor Long Ting said: "It's good to have fun and relax, but the main thing I did in the Middle-earth continent was to get to know the officials of the current dynasty. The powerful officials in the Ming Dynasty, Donglin, Qi, Zhejiang, and Chu parties,
Even the eunuchs of the eunuchs, I know a lot about them. If not, how would I know that Cao Muyun went south under a secret order and used him to formulate a plan to assassinate Sima Zhufeng."
Hearing that Long Tingzu mentioned the assassination of his father again, Sima Rulan clenched her teeth and her beautiful eyes flashed with sparks. She was about to step forward with her sword, but Yang Jiangyi stretched out her hand to stop him.
Hua Bushi suddenly said: "It turns out that when Lord Dragon King mentioned dominating the Central Plains earlier, did he really want to use the power of the imperial court?"
Long Tingzu did not answer, but asked: "Brother Hua, do you know that I am the pirate king in the South China Sea? Why are the officials and officials still willing to associate with me and even treat me as a brother even though they know my identity?
"
Hua Bushi thought for a moment and said, "Probably because Lord Dragon King is generous and generous."
Long Tingzu laughed and said: "Brother Hua is really smart! The officials in the imperial court, regardless of their rank, are willing to do anything if they are given a few thousand taels or more than ten thousand taels of silver.
When I make friends, I just ask them to kneel on the ground and kowtow to me, and I’m afraid they are all willing to do so.”
After he laughed "haha" a few times, his face suddenly darkened again, and he said: "Such a group of officials with no integrity and such a dilapidated court have long been rotten to the root. That old emperor Zhu Youjian is worse than
Even the Shang Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty and Xia Jie were not afraid of making too many concessions. It would only be a matter of time before they were overthrown and destroyed by others. If we want to dominate the Central Plains, how can we rely on these people!"
Hua Bushi was well aware of the mediocrity of the current imperial court, but he could not refute Long Tingzu's words, so he could only sigh and remain silent. But the young master was secretly thinking, Black Dragon King Ruruo
How could he have unified the world of the Ming Dynasty within a few years without relying on the power of the government? Could it be that what he relied on was the foreign enemies of the Ming Dynasty? Then what was the purpose of spending so much money to make friends with the court officials?
When Long Tingzu saw Hua Bushi lowering his head and said nothing, he added: "Although Cao Muyun has some abilities, he is also a rare outstanding figure in the government, but it is a pity that his mind is too stupid and corrupt, and his Cao family has a close relationship with the Ming Dynasty.
It’s too deep and I can’t get out. The so-called people with different paths don’t conspire with each other. It doesn’t mean that I want to betray him. That transaction was just a strategy to take advantage of him.”